I come away from trying to reach people on subjects like this, feeling quite inadequate to do so.
I've got a great idea. We're just way to over-protective these days. What a bunch of worry-warts we've turned into.
At our homes let's leave our cars unlocked with the keys int he ignition. Let's leave the front door wide open at night. Let's put a sign on the front lawn, "Virgin In the Front Bedroom" please don't come inside, you might wake the parents upstairs in the back.
Let's let our three and four year old children play on the front lawn near heavy traffic with no adult supervision. Let's not buy that car insurance. To hell with healthcare coverage.
Knives can be left where children can reach them. Caustic substances can remain under the sink without a protective latch. Don't replace that freyed extension cord.
Let's not teach our children gun safety. If the ten year old wants the car, for God sake give them the keys.
National security is nothing more than taking preventative measures to protect the national family. By God, screw it. Who needs it?
Let's finance our largest global adversary's militaristic desires.
Let's forget about the Panama Canal and a Chinese presence there.
Let's allow COSCO to ply our coastlines and most vital ports.
Let's let foreign nations run our ports.
Let's continue to allow people to come here from terrorist states.
Let's continue to allow our national home to be invaded by three to five million unknowns each year.
Let's cut back our military.
Let's close as many bases as possible.
Let's cut our Navy in less than half.
Let's destroy about 95% of our nuclear arsenal.
Space, aw let's go through the motions, burn off as much funds as possible and achieve nearly nothing.
Space, let's watch other nations progress while we act as if we're impotent.
Education, hey let's double the budget of a department that is hell bent on destorying our values system.
Education, let's continue to allow the DOE to produce students that place something like 19th in the world.
Yes, none of this matters. Those of us who think they do are just way too easily disturbed.
Best post I have ever read on FR!
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Great post!!!
I think you've made your points very well. A 12 year should understand exactly what is the issue here. It would be like in WWII, after Germany declared war on the US, we signed a contract with the Hitler Import/Export Company. Or after Pearl Harbor, we signed an agreement allowing Japan to run California's docks/ports. The US govt is probably still engaged in some contractual agreements with known terrorist sympathizers and financial supporters. If that's the case, I say, kick them all the hell out!
Don't. You're doing a great job, thanks!
OTOH, I'll readily confess I do not know exactly how the ports are run. If anyone can tell me the specifics, I'd appreciate it. It just doesn't seem very convincing to me to say that muslims will own but not actually manage the ports.
But that just may be my ignorance (of how this deal is structured) speaking.
Nice post. It's a keeper!
Stellar, check DoughtOne's post 105!
I am tired of the 'Bots drinking Industrial Strength Kool-Aid from the official "Cult of Bush" dribble chalices!
EVERU decision our Gub'Mint makes MUST be questioned by EVERYONE!
That is our right, and DUTY as citizens!
Unless we question the 'Bot demi-G_d!
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Let's forget about the Panama Canal and a Chinese presence there.
Let's allow COSCO to ply our coastlines and most vital ports.
Let's let foreign nations run our ports.
Let's continue to allow people to come here from terrorist states.
Let's continue to allow our national home to be invaded by three to five million unknowns each year.
Let's cut back our military.
Let's close as many bases as possible.
Let's cut our Navy in less than half.
Let's destroy about 95% of our nuclear arsenal.
Space, aw let's go through the motions, burn off as much funds as possible and achieve nearly nothing.
Space, let's watch other nations progress while we act as if we're impotent.
Education, hey let's double the budget of a department that is hell bent on destorying our values system.
Education, let's continue to allow the DOE to produce students that place something like 19th in the world.
Yes, none of this matters. Those of us who think they do are just way too easily disturbed.
GO D.O. !!!
Blackbird.
Agreed. The port deal must be stopped.